Belt game 5,343 · January 20, 2005
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Orlando Magic 108–99 on the road to start reign 2,354 of the NBA belt, the 74th for the franchise.
Orlando Magic had held it since January 18, 2005, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on January 28, 2005.
2,354Reign number
74Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady | 41 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8-21 | 1-7 | 10-12 |
| Yao Ming | 31 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Bob Sura | 39 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6-15 | 2-4 | 5-6 |
| David Wesley | 39 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 3-5 | 3-3 |
| Juwan Howard | 31 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Jon Barry | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Ryan Bowen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andre Barrett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Rod Strickland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Padgett | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis | 45 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8-18 | 0-2 | 12-17 |
| Grant Hill | 37 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Hedo Turkoglu | 38 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 3-6 | 6-6 |
| Kelvin Cato | 30 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Dwight Howard | 36 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Doug Christie | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Pat Garrity | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Tony Battie | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stacey Augmon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrew DeClercq | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jameer Nelson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).